Solved: No Internet Access In Windows 8.1

Here I fix no internet access in Windows 8.1. Thelimited internet connection wifi and No Internet Access is a common Windows 8.1 issue. Microsoft windows 8.1 update of windows 8 is on the market since few months and lots of windows, 8 users already updated and the rest is on the verge of updating. But, when you update to any higher version and it creates problems for you in many fields then it feels you nervous. There are many problems occurring in windows 8.1 and today in this post I am going give you the solution of the Wi-Fi router connectivity problem. It sometimes happens that the Wi-Fi router sometimes shows that “No Internet Access” or “Limited” connectivity and so lets have a look over its few solutions.

Hi I tried all the steps and it didn’t work for me. My PC stated that my wireless driver was up to date. After 3 hours of troubleshooting I decided to completely uninstall the wireless driver, restart my PC and reinstall the driver. It was my last resort because I never had reinstalled a driver before- but since my wireless was basically non-functional I figured it couldn’t get any worse.

That solved the problem!! So people may want to try that. Sometimes I think that the driver software file may be slightly corrupted and doing a fresh install of the driver can fix it.

Thanks Rachel, your trick worked like a charm! I had tried everything the internet told, nothing worked and I was frustrated. Only your comment saved the day. And for ppl who think about trying this method, seriously go for it. Uninstall the drivers and restart the pc. Again open the device manager wait few seconds for adapter to configure correctly this time. Boom, it works.

Hello, I have an acer laptop with pirated windows 8.1,so whenever I connect my vodafone dongal with it,the same limited problem arises..I did updated the software for it but then it didn’t worked at all so I have to reverse it back..Kindly help me out..

I have tried both solutions, didn’t help. I keept pushing “remind me later” on the win 8.1 upgrade… But now when Im on vacations in Indonesia some auto upgrade started without I noticed and now my laptop is down. Can’t understand how Microsoft can do this… They killed my vacation and left me in a very bad situation.
Hp Envy laptop Intel Centrino Wireless N2230 nw adapter.

Microsoft Killed my ethernet connection as well.
Have MS and HP no type of responsibility when incompatible products are auto installed.

Hi, Both methods have worked for me, but somehow the problem returns. I reapply one of the fixes (usually the driver one) and it works again. I don’t mind applying a fix, but having to reapply it? It feels as if there’s actually something else the issue?

Hi! I’m from Croatia and I’ve had this problem for more than a month. I took my PC to the service center, but they couldn’t help me . Finally, I found this site and tried out both solutions, the 2nd one worked. MANY MANY THANKS!!!!

Hello, thank you for your valuable information. I’m glad to see that many users have solved their connectivity issues. Unfortunately these steps which you and some other blogs suggest didn’t work for me. I’m posting here what finally helped (I don’t know if it will be permanent fix-I sure hope so), hoping to help others. What worked was these steps provided by some other fellow pc users:
Go to Device Manager, then Network adapters, right-click on the wireless driver, and select “Uninstall”. Restart the computer. The driver has been re-installed by windows, you will be able to see your network now, you will have to write your password again.
I’m using windows 8.1 on a Lenovo flex with Qualcomm Atheros AR956x Wireless Network Adapter.

Wow! Thank you so so much! My issue was fixed with Solution 1!
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I have been resisting the upgrade, but eventually Windows 8.1 just sneaked in and upgraded itself! Then I had spotty internet service, then none at all. I was about to take the computer in for service when I googled “windows 8.1 no internet access” and your site was the first in the list. I tried it. It worked. Thank you SO much.

I’ve tried both of these, the first fixed my problem of “no available connections” but stuck me with limited. When I tried the second I got error messages (no specified action/must run as administrator) but I AM administrator. I tried multiple times, but nothing helps. I did manage to get a solid connection for about 2 minutes but it dropped off quick. Help 🙁

Thank you so much for posting this. Fix 2 resolved my issue. Fix 1 timed out on me several times so I gave up and tried solution 2. Didn’t think it would work but it did. Thanks again for posting this!!

Hi.I had tried both option but doesn’t work.For option 2, it shows the requested operation requires elevation.May I know what should I do?For my problem,ipv6 shows no internet access even i had connect to wifi.

Hi,
I am able to connect to wifi tethering from my mobile but not with the modem wifi. But other system having same windows 8.1 is connected to the same wifi without any issue.
I tried both the methods but its not working for me. Can you please suggest any solution.

Thanks for posting this. 1st solution totally fixed up our Win 8.1 upgrade. It was confusing as the drivers for wired / wireless on our Toshiba Satellite looked the same. However, the driver names listed indicated (Microsoft) & (Realtek). Installed the Realtek and was up and running after the reboot.

Wow, thank you so freaking much. Had this problem for three weeks. I tried to connect to wifi and it wasn’t working. It was probably because I had Windows 8, which was a common problem to everyone who had the same OS. But I did your 2nd method and it solved everything. Everyone should look at this and you deserve more recognition. 😀

Dude, you are awesome. I’ve been having this problem for months, re-installed the OS, re-installed the WiFI driver, used different router and it ended up being the stupid Microsoft driver for my wifi adapter. I really appreciate your assistance and you rock.

Opens seamlessly now after updating the driver. Seems a bit ridiculous that such an internal problem is so fixable so easily yet the eggheads in Redmond have not fixed this so it does this on its own. And I just did their latest update yesterday 11/13/14. Will remain optimistic that a user-friendly option happens soon. Not necessarily for me but for the multitude of users who barely know how to turn on their “Facebook Machine’;)

I’ve tried both of these solutions and literally everything else I can find on google and nothing is helping. I was fine until windows made me update to 8.1, now I cant get online. I have an Asus g750j with a Broadcom 802.11ac network adapter, I’ve tried installing just about every driver I can find locally on my computer. I even tried a system restore to back before the windows update, still nothing. Please help!

This wont work for Intel. After months of problems with limited WiFi and general connectivity problems on Windows 8.1 I finally managed to get it to work properly.

In advanced TCP/IP settings under IPv4 protocol settings put Gateway and Interface metric to 1 instead of Automatic. Now PC connects to network a little bit slower than usual, but it works. I tried everything I’ve found on forums with no luck and finally figured this out, pretty much accidentally, but it works. I tried pretty much everything I’ve found on various forums and MS or Intel support, but only this helped me.